Early 2016 vs. End of Year 2018 Linux Distribution Benchmarks
Linux distribution benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article of several different Linux 2016 distributions against EOY2018 Linux distro updates on the same system.


SOY2016: Clear Linux: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U- DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Clear Linux 6430, Kernel: 4.4.2-171.native (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 5.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

SOY2016: Fedora: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U- DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Fedora 23, Kernel: 4.3.5-300.fc23.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.1.0 (git-525f3c2), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20151207, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

SOY2016: CentOS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U- DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.5, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

SOY2016: openSUSE: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U- DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: SUSE LINUX 42.1, Kernel: 4.1.15-8-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Frameworks 5, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.8, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

SOY2016: Ubuntu: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U- DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-7-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.17.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.1.2, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160222, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

EOY2018: Fedora: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0 (V2.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 6200 3GB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Fedora 29, Kernel: 4.19.9-300.fc29.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.2, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.6, Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 20181215, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

EOY2018: Ubuntu: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0 (V2.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 6200 (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

EOY2018: Clear Linux: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0 (V2.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 6200 3GB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Clear Linux OS 26830, Kernel: 4.19.9-672.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.1.90, Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 20180502 + Clang 7.0.0 + LLVM 7.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

EOY2018: CentOS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0 (V2.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 6200 3GB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: CentOS Linux 7, Kernel: 3.10.0-957.1.3.el7.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 20150623, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

EOY2018: openSUSE: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0 (V2.9 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB CT120BX100SSD1, Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 6200 3GB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20181218, Kernel: 4.19.8-1-default (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.20.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.1, Compiler: GCC 8.2.1 20181108 [gcc-8-branch revision 265914], File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Compile
MB/s > Higher Is Better
SOY2016: Clear Linux . 1560 |==================================================
SOY2016: Fedora ...... 706  |=======================
SOY2016: CentOS ...... 706  |=======================
SOY2016: openSUSE .... 825  |==========================
SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 795  |=========================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 636  |====================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 713  |=======================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1186 |======================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 635  |====================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 674  |======================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
SOY2016: Clear Linux . 393 |=================================================
SOY2016: Fedora ...... 285 |===================================
SOY2016: CentOS ...... 191 |========================
SOY2016: openSUSE .... 255 |================================
SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 396 |=================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 254 |================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 376 |===============================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 411 |===================================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 156 |===================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 229 |============================


Timed MAFFT Alignment 6.864
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Seconds < Lower Is Better
SOY2016: Clear Linux . 4.20 |============================================
SOY2016: Fedora ...... 4.30 |==============================================
SOY2016: CentOS ...... 4.53 |================================================
SOY2016: openSUSE .... 4.58 |=================================================
SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 4.23 |=============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 4.43 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 4.58 |=================================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 4.47 |===============================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 4.72 |==================================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 4.53 |================================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
SOY2016: Clear Linux . 2104 |================================================
SOY2016: Fedora ...... 2116 |================================================
SOY2016: CentOS ...... 2017 |==============================================
SOY2016: openSUSE .... 2109 |================================================
SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 2086 |===============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 2092 |===============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 2205 |==================================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 2055 |===============================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 2102 |================================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 2204 |==================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
SOY2016: Clear Linux . 22.58 |================================================
SOY2016: Fedora ...... 22.61 |================================================
SOY2016: CentOS ...... 22.66 |================================================
SOY2016: openSUSE .... 22.71 |================================================
SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 22.59 |================================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 23.24 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 23.21 |=================================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 21.95 |==============================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 23.29 |=================================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 23.22 |=================================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
SOY2016: Clear Linux . 23 |===============
SOY2016: Fedora ...... 73 |==============================================
SOY2016: CentOS ...... 79 |==================================================
SOY2016: openSUSE .... 80 |===================================================
SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 73 |==============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 72 |==============================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 72 |==============================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 19 |============
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 82 |====================================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 72 |==============================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
SOY2016: Clear Linux . 12.44 |==============================================
SOY2016: Fedora ...... 11.66 |===========================================
SOY2016: CentOS ...... 13.21 |=================================================
SOY2016: openSUSE .... 13.00 |================================================
SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 12.48 |==============================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 9.76  |====================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 9.72  |====================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 9.82  |====================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 12.60 |===============================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 9.69  |====================================


FFmpeg 2.8.1
H.264 HD To NTSC DV
Seconds < Lower Is Better
SOY2016: Clear Linux . 9.08  |=========================================
SOY2016: Fedora ...... 9.23  |=========================================
SOY2016: openSUSE .... 9.33  |==========================================
SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 9.35  |==========================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 10.81 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 10.84 |================================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 9.52  |===========================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 10.96 |=================================================


Redis 3.0.1
Test: GET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
SOY2016: Clear Linux . 2831179 |===============================================
SOY2016: Fedora ...... 2026981 |==================================
SOY2016: CentOS ...... 2032916 |==================================
SOY2016: openSUSE .... 2418980 |========================================
SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 2107672 |===================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 2114190 |===================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 2351969 |=======================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 2470714 |=========================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 1837228 |==============================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 2147474 |====================================


Redis 3.0.1
Test: SET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
SOY2016: Clear Linux . 1976903 |===============================================
SOY2016: Fedora ...... 1496305 |====================================
SOY2016: CentOS ...... 1585420 |======================================
SOY2016: openSUSE .... 1687807 |========================================
SOY2016: Ubuntu ...... 1600043 |======================================
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1574343 |=====================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 1717422 |=========================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1823774 |===========================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 1397719 |=================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 1600044 |======================================


PyBench 2018-02-16
Total For Average Test Times
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 1529 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 1253 |=======================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 1195 |======================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 1587 |==================================================


PHPBench 0.8.1
PHP Benchmark Suite
Score > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 549229 |=======================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 560975 |========================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 679971 |================================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 190288 |=============
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 562967 |========================================


Rust Prime Benchmark
Prime Number Test To 200,000,000
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 35.88 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 36.61 |=================================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 36.66 |=================================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 36.63 |=================================================


Rust Mandelbrot
Time To Complete Serial/Parallel Mandelbrot
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 70.00 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 69.93 |=================================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 67.35 |===============================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 66.75 |===============================================


Node.js Octane Benchmark

Score > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 42159 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 38018 |============================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 38103 |============================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 42823 |=================================================


Zstd Compression 1.3.4
Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 19
Seconds < Lower Is Better
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 32.60 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 32.26 |================================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 28.86 |===========================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 27.68 |==========================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 29.43 |============================================


ET: Legacy 2.75
Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 111 |================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 119 |===================================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 117 |==================================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 116 |==================================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 118 |===================================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 209 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 213 |==================================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 216 |===================================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 213 |==================================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 214 |===================================================


Xonotic 0.8.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
EOY2018: Fedora ...... 167 |=================================================
EOY2018: Ubuntu ...... 173 |===================================================
EOY2018: Clear Linux . 173 |===================================================
EOY2018: CentOS ...... 172 |===================================================
EOY2018: openSUSE .... 172 |===================================================